MODULE 4: The

Experimental
Research
Day 1
Quarter 1
Identify the purpose of
experimental research
Analyze the types of
experiment to be
considered as
experimental research
 Explain the cause-and-
effect relationship of
experimental research
State the advantages of
using experimental
research
MOTIVATIONAL ACTIVITY: BRAIN TEASERS
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 What is
Experimental
Research?
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 What if you don’t have
enough data to support your
decisions?
You must first
determine the
facts.
gathers the data necessary to
help you make better decisions.
In what situation can you
conduct experimental
research?
Time is a vital factor in
establishing a
relationship between
cause and effect.
 In what situation can you
conduct experimental
research?
Invariable
behavior between
cause and effect.
 You wish to
understand the
importance of the
cause and effect.
1. What is the purpose of
experimental research?
2. What type of data is
collected in experimental
research?
3. What type of experiments
are considered as
experimental research
projects?
4. What are the advantages
of experimental research?
 What is the Purpose of
Experimental Research?
seeks to determine a relationship
between two (2) variables—the
dependent variable and the independent
variable.
a correlation between a specific aspect of
an entity and the variable being studied is
either supported or rejected.
What type of Data are Collected in
Experimental Research?
Data in experimental research must be
able to be quantified or measured
acidity/alkalinity, area, circumference,
density, electrical
current/potential/resistance, force, growth
(time, weight, volume, length/width), heat,
humidity, light intensity, mass, pressure,
sound intensity, temperature, time, velocity,
volume, or weight.
What type of Data are Collected in
Experimental Research?
Note: the entity should be carefully
observed qualitatively, or
described using words and photographs.
How does the entity look, smell, sound,
feel, and taste (when appropriate)? These
types of observations help supplement
the measurements taken throughout the
experiment.
What Types of Experiments are Considered
Experimental Research Projects?
What Types of Experiments are Considered
Experimental Research Projects?
Forensic Studies—Studying
splatter (a physics/math study),
decomposition (an
entomology study), damage to
objects (a physics/engineering
study), can be done in a controlled
environment and be measured.
What Types of Experiments are Considered
Experimental Research Projects?
“The Effect of _____ on_____” Studies—
All experimental studies look to
determine how one thing affects
another.
What Types of Experiments are Considered
Experimental Research Projects?
Product Effectiveness—If a specific
aspect (active ingredients, size of crucial
components etc…) of several products
can be determined to be in different
quality or quantity, this makes for a great
experimental project.
Example: different levels of Ethyl Alcohol within
antibacterial hand sanitizers
What Types of Experiments are Considered
Experimental Research Projects?
What Types of Experiments are Considered
Experimental Research Projects?
Microbiology—bacteria (and
some protists) grow quickly,
and change in population is
easily measured and therefore
makes for a good experimental
study.
MODULE 4: The
Experimental
Research
Day 2
Quarter 1
MOTIVATIONAL ACTIVITY: BRAIN TEASERS
 FORMATIVE TEST
1. A traditional name for
participants in experimental
research.
a. Sample c. Population
b. Subject d. Methods
 FORMATIVE TEST
2. The independent variable in
experimental research is the one
that is
a. Manipulated c. Set aside
b. Measured d. Observed
 FORMATIVE TEST
3. An examination that measures
the dependent variable of an
experiment prior to the treatment
a. Summative test c. Pretest
b. Posttest d. Diagnostic test
 FORMATIVE TEST
4. The participants who receive the
treatment in experimental research
a. Control group c. Experimental group
b. Controlled variable d. Dependent variable
 FORMATIVE TEST
5. The participants who do not receive the
treatment in experimental research
a. Control group
b. Controlled variable
c. Experimental group
d. Dependent variable
The Cause-and Effect Relationships
of Experimental Research
Laboratory experiments offer the greatest
potential for inferring causal
relationships

careful control of experimental

conditions and the practice of
randomization ensuring that groups are
equivalent in composition.
Main Alternative Explanation
If participants can
Selection Effect select their own
treatment condition
(experimental or
control), groups will
not be equivalent.
Randomization
addresses this
alternative
explanation.
Main
`
Alternative Explanation
Any naturally
occurring
Maturation
process within
persons that
could account
for the observed
change.
Main Alternative Explanation
Any event to which
History subjects are
exposed around
the time of the
experiment, which
could account for
observed
differences
between subjects.
Main Alternative Explanation
Any change in
measurement
Instrumentation
instruments or
procedures from
one application
of a treatment to
another.
Main Alternative Explanation
Mortality
Participants
dropping out
from a
study.
 Organizational Format of an
Experimental Research Paper
Preliminary Sections
Title, Abstract, Keywords,
Nomenclature
 Organizational Format of an
Experimental Research Paper
Major Sections
Introduction, Methods and
Materials, Results and
Discussion, Conclusion
 Organizational Format of an
Experimental Research Paper
Supporting Sections
Acknowledgements,
References, Appendices
What separates these sections from
each other is their functions within
the paper?

Title and the

Abstract
What separates these sections from
each other is their functions within
the paper?
help readers decide
whether the paper is
relevant to their own
Title and the
research interests
and therefore worth
Abstract
reading or not.
What separates these sections from
each other is their functions within
the paper?
Introduction provides a
transition from a
larger academic
field to a
particular
experiment.
What separates these sections from
each other is their functions within
the paper?
Methods and
Materials
describes the
experiment.
What separates these sections from
each other is their functions within
the paper?
Results & Discussion
guide the reader
from the
experiment back to
the larger
academic area.
What separates these sections from
each other is their functions within
the paper?
Conclusion restates the author’s
contribution, proposes
new research
directions to prevent
duplication of effort or
to encourage
collaboration.
MODULE 4: The
Experimental
Research
Day 3
Quarter 1
 Experimental
research allows you
to test your idea in
a controlled
environment
before taking it to
market.
 Advantages of
experimental research
Researchers have a
stronger hold over
variables to obtain
desired results
 Advantages of
experimental research
The subject or industry
does not impact the
effectiveness of
experimental research. Any
industry can implement it
for research purposes.
 Advantages of
experimental research

The results
are specific.
 Advantages of
experimental research
After analyzing the
results, you can apply
your findings to
similar ideas or
situations.
 Advantages of
experimental research
You can identify the cause
and effect of a
hypothesis. Researchers
can further analyze this
relationship to determine
more in-depth ideas.
 Advantages of
experimental research
Experimental research makes
an ideal starting point. The
data you collect is a
foundation on which to build
more ideas and conduct
more research
 Group Activity:
• What is the purpose of your research?
• What type of data is collected in your research?
• What type of experiments are considered as experimental
research projects? Try to fill in the details of your research title.